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6. The clarity of presentation ( ясность изложения)

Was the speaker’s utterance precise (ясный) and understandable?

7.Has the information interested you? Explain the reason.

8.The speech expressiveness (выразительность речи)

Was the speaker’s speech emotional? Did the way of presentation (способ изложения) get you interested and keep up your interest and attention? (поддерживать интерес и внимание)

9.Did the speaker have an eye contact with the audience? (аудитория)

10.What impression did the speech make on you?

4.4. Reflection on your own professional speech

Reflect on your own professional speech answering the following questions:

1.Have you achieved your aim?

2.Word fluency (беглость речи)

Did you speak fluently? (говорить свободно)

Was your speech easy to understand?

Did you manage to be laconic?

Did you make a lot of pauses in the course of speech?

3.Discourse Management (взаимодействие – способность вести беседу)

Were you able to answer and ask questions and respond to simple utterances

(реагировать на простые высказывания) after speech?

Was it easy for you to understand the interlocutors (собеседник)? Were you able to keep up a conversation (поддерживать разговор)?

4.Was your speech understandable for the audience? Did it kindle the listeners’ interest?

5.Was your speech expressive from the intelligential (информационный) and emotional point of view?

6.Did you have an eye contact with the audience?

7.What difficulties arose in the course of speech? How could you avoid them?

Appendix 5

Students’ quotes about landscape architecture

1.“Landscape architecture is a feeling when you think that you can change the world and you do it”. Yana Komyak, group L10.

2.“Landscape architecture is not only science, but an art which makes the environment favourable.” Lillya Sadretdinova, group L11.

3.“Landscape architecture is an ability to express your own emotions through nature.” Julia Tarazanova Julia, group L11.

4.“Landscape architecture is an art which combines an architectural space and nature.” Ann Turuntjeva, group L11.

5.“Only landscape architecture can masterfully animate and arrange the environment which is managed by a landscape architect with his/her thoughts, ideas and skills.” Ann Turuntjeva, group L11.

6.“Landscape architecture is an art of creating harmony between man and nature.”

Ksenija Nazarova , group L11.

7.“Landscape architecture is a creation of natural beauty and harmony in natural environment.” Svetlana Kudryashova, group L11.

Writing annotations and abstracts

7.1. Information about creating annotations

Annotation (аннотирование, аннотация) 1. Аннотирование

Аннотация (от лат.annotatio – замечание) – краткая характеристика содержания произведения печати или рукописи. Она представляет собой предельно сжатую описательную характеристику первоисточника. В ней в обобщенном виде раскрывается тематика публикации без полного раскрытия ее содержания. Аннотация дает ответ на вопрос, о чем говорится в первичном источнике информации.

При составлении аннотации не следует пересказывать содержание документов. Аннотация обычно состоит из двух частей. В первой части формулируется основная тема книги, статьи; во второй части перечисляются (называются) основные положения.

7.2. Языковые модели для написания аннотации на английском языке:

1.The theme of the paper is …

2.The paper deals with the field of …

3.The paper tackles the problem of …

4.The author covers the following issues:

5.Firstly, the author analyses …

6.Secondly, the paper gives information …

7.Then, it is pointed out …

8.Finally, it is stated …

7.3.Phrases to make an annotation to the text:

Federal Agency of Education

State Educational Establishment of Higher Professional Education "Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering" (NNSUACE)

Faculty of architecture and Town Building

Abstract

(title)

Supervisor :

Student:

Nizhny Novgorod – 2013

Contents

The abstract Introduction

Part 1 The title of part 1

1.1. The title of the paragraph 1.2.

Part 2 The title of part 2

2.1. The title of the paragraph 2.2.

Conclusion

Bibliography Glossary

Text of the presentation (attached)

Appendix 8

Design Presentation (презентация проекта)

8.1.The structure of the flowerbed design presentation

I. Introduction: The idea of the object:

a) conception of the flowerbed ; b) types of flowerbeds and their functions ; c) customer orientation

II. Siting (выбор места) and site analysis a) site location;

b) site plan (scheme) (ситуационный плансхема);

c) site analysis (sun lighting, soil acidity, soil humidity, soil types) III. Creating design concept:

a) design conception; b) stock of plants;

c) plants’ color scheme;

d) small architectural forms IV. Design graphical section:

a) flowerbed sketch (эскиз цветника); b) flowerbed detail project

V. Design economic section:

1. list of needed materials: a) number and cost of plants ;

b) number and cost of inert aggregates (инертный материал ); c) cost of fertilizers and tools;

d) cost of works

2. Project implementation budget VI. Conclusion

8.2.The structure of the flower garden design presentation

I. Introduction: The idea of the project (представление об объекте) a. garden concept; b. garden style and its functions

II. Siting and site analysis : 1. Site location:

a) according to the cardinal points;

b)to the road approach;

c)to the surrounding lots 2. Site analysis:

a)plantation analysis;

b)soil analysis (soil acidity, ground features, and soil types);

c)Availability of underground utilities and overland lines of communication III. Preliminary specifications/ target specification

a)customer requirements;

b)issues and solutions (concepts) – проблемы и решения;

c)functions and specific site stylistics

IV. Developing design concept (создание концепции проекта):

I. Introducing yourself

1. Good morning everyone. On behalf of ourselves (от нашего имени) and

“Green treasure”, we’d like to welcome you. Our names are Jane Larsen and …

We are professionals in the sphere of landscape architecture. II. Introducing the topic

The subject of the presentation is Flower garden design. III. Giving background information

We have divided (разделил) our presentation into 6 parts: introduction, siting and site analysis, target specification, developing design concept, design graphical section, design economical section, conclusion.

IV. Presenting information

I. Introduction: To start with, at present there is a growing interest in…. It is, undoubtedly, of great importance/interest nowadays…

II. The main part:

Student 1: My name is Jane Larsen and I am going to speak about plantation analysis …. Now I’d like to give the floor to my professional partner, John Philips.

Student 2: Thank you, Jane. Now I am moving to the next point which is devoted to …

Student 3: I’d like to draw your attention to …

Student 4: Turning now to...., I will tell you about … Now I’m giving the floor to my professional partner …

Student 5: What I’d like to talk about now is concerned with....

Student 6: Now I would like to describe....

Now I’d like to give the floor to my professional partner…

V. Summarizing and concluding

Student 7: I’d like to conclude by saying …

Or

Finally, we make a conclusion that the flower garden design …

VI. Ending a presentation

Thank you for listening to us.

If there are any questions, we’ll be pleased to answer them.

Appendix 9

Six hats of thinking